Bow-legged bandit on the run

Tuesday

Apr 29, 2008 at 12:01 AMApr 29, 2008 at 10:52 AM

In this case, the bad guy really did wear a black hat.

Bobby Gates

In this case, the bad guy really did wear a black hat.

A bank robber sporting a black baseball cap with a skull insignia unsuccessfully struck a North Beverly bank on Monday afternoon, 20 minutes before police said he successfully robbed a bank in Ipswich.

The suspect remains at large.

Police released two images of the robber captured from surveillance cameras at the Bank of America branch at 15 Enon St.

The man, who was alone, went into the bank at 1:17 p.m. on April 28 and handed the teller a note but left the bank without any money.

Police described the suspect as a white man in his 20s, about 5-feet, 6 inches tall with a thin build, shaved or closely cropped hair, a light complexion, and clean-shaven face. He may also be bowed-legged.

He was wearing a dark colored long sleeve shirt over a white crew neck shirt, dark jeans, white sneakers, a dark jacket and a baseball hat with a logo of “Ed Hardy” — a tattoo artist with a clothing line. On the right side of the hat was a skull with wings.

Ipswich Police, who also captured a surveillance camera image of the robber wearing the same hat, said the Sovereign Bank at 116 Central St. was robbed 20 minutes later. After handing over a note and telling the clerk “hurry up, hundreds and fifties” and “hurry up, hurry up” he fled on foot with an undetermined amount of cash.

Anyone with information about the Beverly incident should call Beverly police at 978- 922-1212.